Freddie Mac News Release Archive

MCLEAN, VA--(Marketwired - Aug 25, 2016) -  Freddie Mac (OTCQB: FMCC) today issued the company's Monthly Volume Summary for July 2016. The summary, available on the company's website at www.FreddieMac.com/investors/volsum, provides information on Freddie Mac's mortgage-related portfolios, sec... More

MCLEAN, VA--(Marketwired - Aug 23, 2016) - Freddie Mac (OTCQB: FMCC) today announced a redesigned standard application for borrowers to use when they apply for a single-family mortgage. The redesigned Uniform Residential Loan Application (URLA) was developed jointly with Fannie Mae under the d... More

MCLEAN, VA--(Marketwired - Aug 18, 2016) -  Freddie Mac (OTCQB: FMCC) today released the results of its Primary Mortgage Market Survey® (PMMS®), showing average fixed mortgage rates moving slightly lower from the previous week, remaining near their all-time record lows. News Facts 30-year fi... More

MCLEAN, VA--(Marketwired - Aug 16, 2016) - Freddie Mac's (OTCQB: FMCC) full menu of disaster relief policies is now available to homeowners whose homes were damaged or destroyed by severe storms and flooding in Louisiana. Freddie Mac's disaster relief policies are available to borrowers with h... More

MCLEAN, VA--(Marketwired - Aug 15, 2016) - Freddie Mac (OTCQB: FMCC) released today its monthly Outlook for August showing that for the first time since 2012, mortgage originations are expected to top $2 trillion in 2016. Low mortgage interest rates are spurring a burst of refinance activity,... More

MCLEAN, VA--(Marketwired - Aug 11, 2016) -  Freddie Mac (OTCQB: FMCC) today released the results of its Primary Mortgage Market Survey® (PMMS®), showing average fixed mortgage rates little changed from the previous week and remaining near historic lows. News Facts 30-year fixed-rate mortgage... More

MCLEAN, VA--(Marketwired - Aug 11, 2016) - Freddie Mac (OTCQB: FMCC) announced today that it priced its new 1.125% five-year USD Reference Notes® security due on August 12, 2021. The issue, CUSIP number 3137EAEC9, was priced at 99.492 to yield 1.23%, 16 basis points more than the yield on five... More

MCLEAN, VA--(Marketwired - Aug 10, 2016) -  Freddie Mac (OTCQB: FMCC) announced today that it plans to issue a new five-year USD Reference Notes® security, CUSIP number 3137EAEC9, due on August 12, 2021. The issue will be priced on Thursday, August 11, 2016, and will settle on Friday, August 1... More

MCLEAN, VA--(Marketwired - Aug 8, 2016) -  Freddie Mac (OTCQB: FMCC) today launched the Freddie Mac Multifamily Green Advantage(SM), a flexible, cost-effective suite of offerings to finance resource-efficient multifamily rental housing that is available with most Freddie Mac multifamily loan p... More

MCLEAN, VA--(Marketwired - Aug 8, 2016) -  Freddie Mac (OTCQB: FMCC) today issued the company's stress test results for the severely adverse scenario conducted under FHFA's rule implementing the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act. Dodd-Frank requires certain financial c... More